THE BATTLE OF STOKE (June 16, 1487), the last battle between the rival houses of York and Lancaster, was fought between the Yorkist adherents of Lambert Simnel and Henry VII at a small village near Newark.

John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln, Lords Lovel and Fitzgerald led the revolters, assisted by an experienced German general, Martin Schwarz, at the head of 2,000 mercenaries. After an obstinate conflict of three hours' duration, on account of their numerical superiority the royal forces, commanded by Henry VII in person, prevailed.

Not one of the rebel leaders escaped. Simnel was taken prisoner, and the revolt was thoroughly suppressed.

The Dictionary of English History. Sidney J. Low and F. S. Pulling, eds.
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1910. 973.